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Turn off push notifications
If the urge to scroll is too strong to resist, then at least turning off your push notifications from news apps can stop you from being assailed with breaking events.
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No news before bed
Research has shown that screen use before bed resets our internal clock and disrupts sleep, so reading the news onscreen before bed can make your mornings even more anxious and tiring.
Even if we’ve read anxiety-inducing news during the day, sleep can restore us.
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Read the good news
If we focus on the bigger picture, such as the proportion of people living in extreme poverty halving in the past 20 years, it may be easier to remain optimistic.
Seek another perspective. If you hear about something terrible, ask yourself: "if there had been a posit...
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Limit the time spent reading news
“Headline anxiety” is a growing problem.
One way to reduce the impact of the non-stop news cycle is to use screen-time trackers, available for most smartphones, to limit the time you spend reading or watching the news on your mobile.
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Prioritize trusted news sources
It is now well known that social media can magnify the significance of fake news.
Find your news instead, then, through verified and trusted publications.
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Push Notifications
Turn off all your push notifications from your smartphone and only check for any new update at your own time, manually.
Turn off notifications
No one can be expected to resist the allure of an email, voicemail, or text notification.
During work hours, turn off your notifications, and instead, build in time to check email and messages.
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